In re R.G.B.

Opinion by

Judge PICCONE.

In this stepparent adoption proceeding, P.J.C. (father) appeals from a district court order affirming the magistrate's order of termination of the parent-child legal relationship between him and his child, T.C.C. We vacate the orders and remand for additional proceedings.

Father contends the magistrate erred in failing to advise him of his right to a hearing before a district court judge. We agree.

Initially, we reject the stepfather's assertion that father's failure to raise this contention in his petition for review in district court precludes appellate review. Natural…